Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games – Men's hammer throw
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The final of the Men's Hammer Throw event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on Thursday August 7, 2003. The title went to Argentina's Juan Ignacio Cerra, who set a distance of 75.53 metres in his sixth and final attempt. America's John McEwen later was disqualified due to a doping offence. His bronze medal went to number four in the rankings, Cuba's Yosvany Suárez.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Juan Ignacio Cerra Argentina
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| Silver | James Parker United States
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| Bronze | Yosvany Suárez Cuba
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Records edit
| World Record |  Yuriy Sedykh (URS) |
86.74 m | August 30, 1986 |  Stuttgart, West Germany
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| Pan Am Record | Lance Deal (USA) |
79.61 m | July 27, 1999 |  Winnipeg, Canada
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Results edit
| Rank | Athlete | Throws | Final | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | ||
| 1 |  Juan Ignacio Cerra (ARG) |
73.24 | 69.54 | 72.42 | 73.85 | X | 75.53 | 75.53 m |
| 2 |  James Parker (USA) |
71.70 | 74.34 | 73.00 | 73.95 | X | 74.35 | 74.35 m |
| 3 | John McEwen (USA) |
66.87 | 68.42 | 71.49 | 68.34 | X | X | 71.49 m |
| 4 |  Yosvany Suárez (CUB) |
68.54 | 70.07 | X | X | X | 70.24 | 70.24 m |
| 5 | Alberto Sánchez (CUB) |
X | 68.66 | X | 69.37 | X | X | 69.37 m |
| 6 | Adrián Marzo (ARG) |
X | X | 68.65 | X | X | 68.56 | 68.65 m |
| 7 |  Raúl Rivera (GUA) |
X | 65.06 | X | 63.95 | 63.23 | X | 65.06 m |
| 8 |  Eduardo Acuña (PER) |
X | 63.30 | 62.53 | 62.07 | 62.20 | X | 63.30 m |
Notes edit
- ^ disqualified due to a doping offence; the bronze medal went to Cuba's Yosvany Suárez